It's finally nearing the end of the year and we all know that Christmas is just around the corner.. We all know Christmas is about a time of thanksgiving and well, celebrate Christ's birth. But for me, it has a meaning more than those mentioned.

I believe, that Christmas is a time where people come together and appreciating each other. People whom we see, meet and talk to everyday. If not for those people, a whole year of events would have worn us out. And eventually, just be sick of life. I cannot deny that 2011 has many ups and downs for myself, but I choose to enjoy the presence of these people in my life. No matter how busy I used to be, I just want to really slow things down to appreciate and spend time with them.

A great friend told me not too long ago, I should learn to slow my pace down and be comfortable in it. My reply at that point was "The only time I feel comfortable in slow paced life is when I'm chilling at cafes like Starbucks". Haha! Quite funny. But thinking back, well, I should really learn to take things a little slower.

Other than that, Christmas is just all about sharing what we have with others around. Your joy, experiences and love is one of the few things we each can freely spread around. People often think that to share is to have financial involvement, but I beg to differ. The reason to share is because you want others to have that same positive feeling within you. Of course, gifts are welcome as a form of appreciation and sharing. But sharing of love and joy is way more powerful than anything else.

Tonight, I'm going for a caroling session with my church mates. We're going around a few places to just sing Christmas carols to the people around. I'm so excited about it because its when everyone does something together, the presence of joy and love becomes a lot stronger. And I'm not saying that we are professional singers who sings at 100% accurate pitch and tone. But what matters is the purpose of us doing this. I believe this helps to bring Christmas mood to a higher level to the people around us and for ourselves too!

As a few may have mentioned it before, this year's Christmas is definitely different of the previous years. And I'm glad to be a part of this :)